Southern Illinois News

12.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Tamms in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 31.4 percent lower than the state average of 43.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 702.

86.5 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	67	13.5
Regular high school diploma	157	31.6
GED or alternative credential	33	6.6
Some college, less than 1 year	41	8.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	138	27.8
Associate's degree	2	0.4
Bachelor's degree	36	7.2
Master's degree	23	4.6
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.